Watch: Amidst India's Lower-Order Batting Collapses, Mohammed Shami's Insta Video Creates A Stir
Mohammed Shami has been grinding it out in the nets after missing the cut for India's ongoing England tour.
In the space of 34 deliveries, India's lower order was dismantled on the second morning of the Oval Test against England in London. India lost their final four wickets for the addition of just 6 runs after beginning the day's play at 218/6 in their first innings. And not the first time that India's tail has failed to wag unlike that of England which has frustrated the visitors on several occasions in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
India's tour started with excellent contributions from their top-order batters at Headingley – the venue of the 1st Test. However, their listless lower-order show played a major role in them losing the contest by five-wicket. Captain Shubman Gill cited it as one of the reasons why the team lost a match in which they appeared in control.
'I think it was a brilliant Test match. We had our chances, we dropped catches and our lower-order didn't contribute enough, but I'm proud of the team and overall, a good effort," Gill had said.
Amidst the concerns over India's lower order batting, Mohammed Shami has shared a clip of him polishing his batting in the nets far away from the India limelight. Shami, who has been missing in action since the IPL 2025 was snubbed for the England tour with the team management not satisfied that he has built up the workload necessary for Test cricket.
Shami had stitched a famous 10th-wicket partnership with Jasprit Bumrah during the Lord's Test between India and England in August 2021 that helped the tourists storm to a 151-run win.
India were 209/9 when Shami and Bumrah got together. The duo then stitched an unbroken partnership of 89 runs with India declaring at 298/9 and setting England 272 to win.
Shami's Fitness Woes
Veteran fast bowler Shami had made his long-awaited international return earlier this year during a home white-ball series against England. After missing nearly 15 months of international cricket, he made his comeback in England T20Is and also featured in the ODI series that followed. He was also picked in India's squad for the Champions Trophy and then represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025.
However, he wasn't picked for the England Tests.
'He (Shami) has been trying to get fit for the Test series. I don't think he is fit enough to play five Tests at the moment." I don't think his fitness is where it needs to be. It's just the medical guys who have told us that he has been ruled out of the series," Agarkar had said.
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